Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-10-05

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ss ss%s 49, 0o4eysLa1Ob nU9k.
ass d qf M examination of 20l inc
woman. I havs found that
la6bsgSn thsir dfinking ~ the use
ii bsss. 81 ~ drinking whisky (as
punch Is nlfst, usually, 70 began
VIII wine, 8 with yin, II could not
rounsmber What beverage Vas first
naed. Thee young girls, mill and
shop girls largely, began BY going to
some ao-called refrsshment saloon
With their friends, and tho debut
ante usually began BY slipping ! lit
M tonic (made Of hops, sugar and
water. charged with carbonic acid
- md 0olored with burnt sugar.;
beer soon followed, and soon rioting
md other kinds Of intoxicants, reck-
~lessness and crime; and whit wss
m Innocent, foolish girl yesterday
= to-day branded 4 criminal, and all
for ! glass officer. Alas! how many
ruined lives ! have seen!
Bcer was also the beverage which
older inebriate women used to en-
tice the younger ones to drink. A
call upon one Of these old sots was
The signal for a pitcher Of beer to be
sent for, and a little coaxing and
urging would result in the first fatal
glAas being indulged in. The steps
were then easy. Beer is the trap
which the drunkard maker sets for
ths fest Of the unwary. And he
usually makes sure Of his p,ey be-
cause Vt il. A glass Of raw whisky
would have presented but slight at.
trnction 70 these over worked, half
fed girls, had il been offered them at
first. After that sleeping devil. the
appetite for intoxicants, had been
aroused By beer, it became altogeth-
er . different matter, and at last. in
many cases, chloroform or pepper
mint oil was added to the drink of
these maddened creatures, 80 furious
had the appetite became for some-
thing stronger.
II may be Of interest to note that
out OF the 204 incbriate women, 1875
had been guilty Of other crimes, and
yet but in sixteen instances did the
first commitment Of a crime antedate
the habit Of drinking.
OF the beverages first used, while
in but thirty-seven cases it began
With whisky, in 1877 II had become
the favorite beverage. Several hope.
less drunkards, isr gone towards in
sanity, had never drank any other
intsxicant than beer.
One hundred and thirty.two were
committed to prison for drunken
ness, IS for offenses against chastity
and public order, and 16 for crimes
against property. Their ages when
last committed averaged 3Ol years.
Sixty-five were between 80 and Al
years Of age, 40 between Is and 81
years Of age, 81 between 20 and Is
years at age, 80 between Is and 81
years Of age. The remainder were
over Il years Of age.
Many Of the older ones could not
tell how many sentences they had
received, showing the absolute USE
lessness Of Furnishing these poor
creatures while thu temptations are
left in their way.
10 show the effect upon children
Of inebriate parentage, I collected
tho following: OF Ill inebriate
mothers, 33 Of whom had inebriate
husbands, 408 children were born.
Of these 227 persisted in infancy
snd early childhood, and Of the
survivors many uese doomed evil
IDENTIFY to an early DEATH In many
cases the death Of these children was
indirectly due to the inebriety u
Of the parents, q colds, deprivations,
etc. Ages: Twenty.seven Of the
204 wolnen began to drink intoxi-
Giants before they were 10 years Of
age; II between 8 and Is; "a be-
tween IA and 81; 81 between 20 and
Is; 80 between IS and 81; 10 be-
tween 80 and 41;8 between 40 and
81.
Average age, l8s years. More
than one-half had forme.l habits Of
intempcrance before they were 81
yean Of age, and more than one
third 1t the, giddy age Of from Is to
20 inclusive.
One hundred and thirty.two be-
gan TO drink socially and with fe-
male friends.
i. N. HALL,
Superintendent wosnans Reiormatory Prison.
6hcrsDCtn, Mass.
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